Radio Mashaal

Radio Mashaal
مشال رېډیو
Formation15 January 2010 (2010-01-15)
Dissolved19 January 2018 (2018-01-19) (Islamabad bureau)
PurposeMedia broadcasting
HeadquartersIslamabad, Pakistan
Region served
Primarily Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Official language
Pashto
Parent organization
U.S. Agency for Global Media
AffiliationsRadio Liberty
Websitewww.mashaalradio.com

Radio Mashaal (Pashto: مشال رېډیو) was the Pashto-language media broadcaster of Radio Liberty within Pakistan.[1] It was launched on 15 January 2010.[1][2] It operated out of the Pakistani capital city of Islamabad through a local office, which was shut down by the Government of Pakistan on 19 January 2018.[3][1] It was aimed at broadcasting to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.



The Mashaal Radio in Europe, more specifically in the organization, RFE/RL was launched on January 15, 2010, and it operated out of the capital city of Czech Republic, Prague. It was sadly shut down by the US Government on March 31, 2026.

Mashaal Radio
مشال رېډیو
Formation15 January 2010 (2010-01-15)
Dissolved31 March 2026 (2026-03-31) (prague bureau)
PurposeMedia broadcasting
HeadquartersPrague, Czech Republic
Location
Region served
Primarily Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Official language
Pashto
Parent organization
U.S. Agency for Global Media
AffiliationsRadio Liberty
Websitewww.mashaalradio.com

References

  1. 1 2 3 Radio Mashaal overview
  2. ↑ "RFE Marks Successful First Year Of Broadcasts To Pakistan". RFE/RL. 2011. Archived from the original on 2023-05-30. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. ↑ Pakistan orders closure of US-funded Radio Mashaal office in Islamabad